The first year is the beginner’s level Hindi (ASIANLAN 115) course. The aim of the course is to enable the student to acquire the major language skills – speaking, listening, reading and writing. Standard text materials, audio-visual clips from Hindi films and popular TV programs, and graded conversations prepared by the instructor are used with equal emphasis on spoken and written Hindi. Training in spoken Hindi emphasizes speaking and listening at normal speed with near-native pronunciation and intonation.

Syllabi are available to current LSA students. IMPORTANT: These syllabi are provided to give students a general idea about the courses, as offered by LSA departments and programs in prior academic terms. The syllabi do not necessarily reflect the assignments, sequence of course materials, and/or course expectations that the faculty and departments/programs have for these same courses in the current and/or future terms.